My Little Pony: Micro-Series #8: Princess Celestia Review


The Princess of Light gets her Micro-Series comic. Do we have a winner or a story that leaves some to be desired? People wondering how Celestia can hold a story to herself will be pleasantly surprised.

Here’s the official description from IDW:

Training the next generation of Canterlot’s protectors is no easy feat! When an aging Unicorn teacher begins to lose the respect of her students, Princess Celestia must step in to inspire everypony through her gentle guidance.

Despite being technically a major character in the show, Princess Celestia is not a fan favorite, at least when compared to the others. No one really dislikes her, but the show, despite having over 50 episodes, hasn’t really shown us much of her personality or backstory. Luna, despite appearing far less, has a huge fan following. So I was personally intrigued by this issue, since this would be the first time Celestia would have a starring role. While technically the story doesn’t revolve around her, it’s still very good entry in the Micro-Series.

Georgia Ball writes, she easily proves that she understands the Princess. Finally we get to see what’s it like in Canterlot from her perspective. But, the story is not about her. It’s about an aging pony named Inkwell, whom thanks to some fantastic backstory, ends up being a pretty good character. One of my personal favorite scenes however is the dialogue between Celestia and her pet Phoenix, Philomena. We see she considers her more of a companion than just a simple pet, very nice to see and shows that Ball knows the mythos well.

By now Amy Mebberson is no stranger to these comics. She draws Princess Celestia perfectly, and overall she has some of the best show-accurate art yet. One must marvel at the very good, and sometimes funny expressions on the ponies. The main cover features a head shot of the lovely princess, guest-starring Luna and Cadence. Cover B is pretty cute, having a filly Twilight and baby Spike with the Princess. The RI is easily the most artistic and may just be the best one. (Though you can’t go wrong with any of them.) As for store exclusive variants, Larry’s is good if you’re looking for a nice general piece of the Princess.

Overall, the Princess Celestia one-shot is definitely one of the better Micro-Series issues. While it would have been nice to get a story challenging the Princess or revolve more around her, it’s nonetheless filled with heart and in the end features a good plot with plenty of great backstory and flashbacks.

4/5


Daniel is a huge fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. His favorite is Fluttershy and you can follow him on Twitter: @Destroyer_199

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